I’ll empower the people, says Dewari George

The lawmaker representing Akuku-Toru and Asari-Toru Constituency AKULGA/ASALGA) of Rivers state in the Federal House of Representatives,

Dawari George and the All Progressive Congress (APC) candidate for the constituency in next year’s election, Dewari George, has promised to empower the people.

He scored a total of 672 votes to win the shadow poll.

698 delegates were accredited for the election, same number of votes was cast, 16 of them were invalid, while 672 were valid.

The APC held its Federal House of Representative Primary elections across the country Sunday.

That of AKULGA/ASALGA constituency was held at ASALGA Council premises. The exercise was peaceful and well attended.

The result was declared by the returning officer, Tamuno Opubo- Ibuluya. he was the only candidate in the election.

Dr. George expressed gratitude to his party members; especially those of his constituency for the confidence reposed on him to represent them in the House for the second time. He urged them to demonstrate same at the general elections next year.

He pledged commitment in ensuring that more empowerment and development projects would be attracted to the area, to reduced unemployment, and appealed that they ensure he wins the main election in 2015.

He also used the opportunity to collect his Permanent voters Card (PVC), at his ward 1, Asari-Toru LGA. He lauded the Independent National Electoral Commission for the way they have handled the PVC distribution and expressed the hope that if maintained, there would be free and fair elections next year.

After the exercise George said, “I am pleased that today; I had the opportunity to collect my Permanent Voters Card (PVC), and also to express my desire for my LGA, Constituency and indeed the State and Nation Nigeria by casting my votes for those that I think should represent me.

“Beyond me being an aspirant in my own right, I am also interested on who occupies which office, because our roles should be complimentary; and we have had a tradition over time where votes appear not to count, where people can manipulate the electoral process but by the quality of work we have seen INEC do today, we are confident that if it continues like this, then each and every one of us will have a say in who governs them, which is the beauty of democracy.

Speaking on the mandate given him to re-contest his position said, “I first of all thank God Almighty for the privilege, because I am not the best person to represent the people.

“There are so many quality persons that can do this job, but if my people have asked me to come and represent them, I am humbled and I am not also taking it for granted that there is no one running with me in this Primaries, because I know how several people called me to express their interest to run, but that that will be on the condition that I will not run; that is humbling enough and when I indicated interest to re-run, most of them dropped their ambition and promised to support me.

He pledged his commitment to providing more empowerment programmes to members of his constituency when elected into office and urged them to consolidate their mandate by ensuring that he wins.